Carpenter Center
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 | Carpenter Center |
| Designer | Le Corbusier |
| Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
| Date | 1961 to 1964 |
| Building Type | university art center |
| Climate | temperate |
| Context | urban campus |
| Architectural Style | Modern |
| Street Address | Quincy Street |
| Notes | full name "Carpenter Visual Arts Center" at Harvard University. |
| At Great Buildings | http://www.GreatBuildings.com/buildings/Carpenter_Center.html |
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Commentary
"This, Le Corbusier's only major building in the United States—designed to house classes in architecture, film, and other arts—has struck some critics as surprisingly 'modest and accommodating.' Its concrete exterior has a smooth, precise finish; tall, thin columns break up its interior spaces. A great curvilinear ramp bisects the structure and connects with the main stair and an exhibition space."
— from Sylvia Hart Wright. Sourcebook of Contemporary North American Architecture: From Postwar to Postmodern. p72.
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References
Roger H. Clark and Michael Pause. Precedents in Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985. shifted geometry diagram, p192. binuclear diagram, p205.— Updated edition available at Amazon.com
Eduard F. Sekler and William Curtis. Le Corbusier at Work: The Genesis of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1978. Faculty Club or south elevation drawing, f13, p357. Fogg Museum or north elevation drawing, f12, p357. Prescot Street or east elevation drawing, f11, p355. Quincy Street or west elevation drawing, f10, p355. longitudinal section drawing, f9, p353. transverse section drawing, f8, p353. roof plan drawing, f7, p351. plan level 4 drawing, f5, p349. basement plan drawing, f1, p345.
Dennis Sharp. Twentieth Century Architecture: a Visual History. New York: Facts on File, 1990. ISBN 0-8160-2438-3. NA680.S517. exterior photos, small interior photo, p257. — Available at Amazon.com
Marcus Whiffen and Frederick Koeper. American Architecture, Volume 2. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1984. exterior medium-close photo, f 313, p 389.— An excellent survey of American architecture. Reprint Edition available at Amazon.com
External Links
Carpenter center for the Visual Arts — The official web site
